![]() In Brazil, dekopon is marketed under the brand name of Kinsei which derived from the Japanese word for Venus. 2006 Area under cultivation of Citrus in Japan (hectares) No. Only fruits with sugar level above 13° Bx and citric acid below 1.0% can be sold with the name dekopon. After harvesting, dekopon are usually left for a period of 20–40 days so that the levels of citric acid in the fruit decrease, while the sugar levels increase to make a more appealing taste to market. In the case of garden farming, they are harvested from March to April. The fruits are usually grown in large greenhouses to keep them at a constant temperature, and are harvested from December to February (winter in Japan). 'Dekopon' does not have an agricultural variety registration number ( Nōrin Bangō) because of its bump, which at the time of its development was considered to be unsightly, and failure to reduce acidity in the fruit. ![]() After an agreement whereby anyone could use the name "dekopon" by paying a fee and meeting certain quality standards, the name was used for the fruit no matter where it came from in Japan. ![]() The ones grown in Hiroshima prefecture were marketed as hiropon. For instance, himepon was the market name for the fruits originating from Ehime prefecture. There were many market names for dekopon during the time the name was a trademark of the product from Kumamoto. The name is most likely a portmanteau between the word deko (凸, デコ meaning convex) as a reference to its bump, and the pon in ponkan ( ポンカン one of the fruits that it is derived from) to create "dekopon" (デコポン). Dekopon is distinctive due to its sweet taste, large size and the large protruding bump on the top of the fruit. ![]() Originally a brand name, "Dekopon" has become a genericized trademark and it is used to refer to all brands of the fruit the generic name is shiranuhi or shiranui ( 不知火). It is a hybrid between Kiyomi and ponkan (Nakano no. Dekopon ( デコポン) is a seedless and sweet variety of satsuma orange. ![]()
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